Power Couple SA is a recipe for laughs
Eight South African couples will face different challenges on Power Couple SA, an exciting new local reality series.
Couples auditioning for M-Net’s new reality show, Power Couple, at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. Pic: Lisa Skinner/M-Net
The show will test not only the couples’ physical ability and endurance, but their trust, communication skills and faith in each other. It’s a recipe for laughs, fireworks and heart-warming moments. Power Couple SA is hosted by Ryan O’Connor, introduces the eight couples, who will be competing for the title of SA’s next Power Couple, and the more than a million rand prize money that they could walk away with.
Meet the eight couples:
Dyllan and Viki
Dyllan Smith, 36, and Viki van den Barselaar-Smith, 34, are from Salt Rock in KZN and have been married for six years, together for 18 years. They’re high school sweethearts! They have two children– a boy and a girl.
Gift and Bana
Gift, 35, and Bana Afrika, 32, are entrepreneurs from Johannesburg. They have been married for two years and have no kids… yet.
Emile and Razia
Emile, 35, and Razia Samson, 34, originally met in Cape Town but are representing Gauteng, since they now reside in Johannesburg. These two share a passion for fashion and have been married for nine years. They have three daughters together.
Dean and Crystal
Dean, 32, and Crystal Mason, 29, are nutritionists and fitness professionals from Cape Town. They’ve been married for seven and a half years and have one daughter.
Ivan and Roshila
Ivan, 32, and Roshila Jarosz, 35, are from Pretoria. They met when Ivan was fresh out of school, and have been married for eight and a half years. They have no children, but consider their dogs as their kids.
Juran and Juanita
Juran Banfield, 32, and Juanita de Andrade, 33, are from Port Elizabeth. The only unmarried couple in the house, they have been dating for two years.
Mo and Phindi
Mo, 38, and Phindi Grootboom, 38, are media executives from Durban. They have been married for ten years and have three children together – two girls and a boy.
PJ and Marzanne
PJ, 29, and Marzanne Kleinhans, 29, are newlyweds from Cape Town. When they entered the show, they’d been married for only a month! They’ve been together for five years in total.
Catch Power Couple SA on Thursday nights at 19:30 on M-Net.
